Problems with projection

[Guest]

I've put together a video of images. I've link the Toshiba laptop to a Sony
projector. When I play the video, the projector continues to show the
moviemaker desktop but with a blank section where the images should be.
Whereas the laptop continues to show the whole slideshow. If I click to full
screen, the images are fine on the laptop, but blank screen on the projected
image. Any ideas??!!

 

[James E Middleton]

In Windows Media Player?

You can try to adjust video settings from Control Panel, Display Properties,
Settings -

Since we don't know what graphics chip is in there, we can't tell you
exactly what to do.

But most have some utility software for setting up what you want to do,
either 'built in' to the Display Properties, or a small applet.

I think it has to do with the video overlay, or 'clone' settings.

For example on two laptops I use, for ATI graphics the overlay setting has
to be set to 'theater mode', and for Nvidia graphics, it has to be set to
'clone' desktop, not 'extend desktop'.

HTH

 

[rehan]

First you should be displaying the final movie on the projector using Media
Player. Movie Maker is the editor only. After completing your editing save
the movie as a video file WMV or AVI from menu File->Save Movie As... or
pressing Ctrl-P. However Media player screen would behave the same way...

If you want to do the editing on the projector, then you need to switch of
the windows XP's video hardware acceleration so that Movie Maker can show
the images properly on the projector screen.
Control Panel - >Desktop-> Settings -> Advanced -> Troubleshoot. and move
the slider to left.

This affects all programs and would work for Media Player as well if you are
playing back the final WMV/AVI movie. However for Media Player you can
adjust its own hardware acceleration settings leaving the rest of the system
working properly. This is a better and safer option in my opinion.

Tools->Options->Performance->Video Acceleration

I think tweeking just the use Overlay setting in Advanced would work.

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for your swift response chaps. Will try both tonight.